FC Merani Martvili

Merani Martvili

Full name	Football Club Merani Martvili
Founded	1955
Ground	Municipal Stadium Martvili, Georgia
Capacity	2,000
Manager	Volodymyr Lobas
League	Umaglesi Liga
2014–15	11th
Home colours

FC Merani Martvili is a Georgian association football club based in Martvili.

History

The club has previously been called Salkhino Gegechkori (soviet times), Chkondidi Martvili and Salkhino Martvili in recent seasons.

In 2010 the club reached semifinal of the Georgian cup.

Seasons

Season	League	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	P	Cup	Europe	Notes	Manager
2007-08	Pirveli Liga	3	27	13	5	9	36	25	44
2008-09	Pirveli Liga	3	30	18	6	6	45	24	60	Quarter-finals
2009-10	Pirveli Liga	3	28	17	2	9	44	31	53	Semi-finals
2010-11	Pirveli Liga	2	32	22	7	3	60	15	73	Round of 16		Promoted
2011-12	Umaglesi Liga	8	28	6	3	19	31	55	21	Quarter-finals
2012-13	Umaglesi Liga

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Zurab Mamaladze 2 GK Petr Sevostyanenko 3 DF Giorgi Gegia 4 DF Vasil Gogolidze 7 DF Kachi Meliava 8 DF Sergi Orbeladze 9 DF Mikheil Rukhaia 10 DF Irakli Tsitskhvaia 11 DF Giorgi Tsimakuridze 12 MF Zaur Goguadze 13 MF Lasha Jghamaia

No. Position Player 14 MF Ivane Khabelashvili 15 MF Akaki Tskarozia 16 MF Nodar Kiknavelidze 17 MF Alexander Shengelia 18 MF Benjamin Opeyemi Teidi 19 MF Imeda Ashortia 21 FW Besik Chimakadze 22 FW Shota Jikia 23 FW Nika Sabanadze 24 FW Jaba Ugulava

Honours

• Pirveli Liga
  • Silver Medal winner: 2011
  • Bronze Medal winner: 2008, 2009, 2010

Managers

• Malkhaz Zhvania (July 1, 2007–Oct 7, 2013)
• Zurab Ionanidze (2014–)

External links

• Official website